TXU seeks to build biggest U.S. nuclear plants

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

yay!! more work for me!!

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Utility company TXU, which scrapped plans to build eight coal-fired plants when it agreed to be acquired by two private equity firms, is now hoping to build the biggest nuclear power plants in the United States, said the Wall Street Journal.

TXU (Charts) has shifted its focus to nuclear power at a time when three other utilities have also said they may build nuclear plants in Texas, said the Journal, without citing sources.

The Journal said reactors selected by TXU would be designed and build by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan, and would be 50 percent bigger than TXU's current nuclear reactors.

TXU is being acquired by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Texas Pacific Group.

http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/10/news/compa...ey_email_alerts

[homesick_american 1]

Long as they don't build them in DFW, I'm all for it. B)

[almaty 19]

texas is perfect for the largest reactor

[homesick_american 1]

texas is perfect for the largest reactor

Heh...more hatin' on Texas.

[Ban Hammer 13,342]

texas is perfect for the largest reactor

agreed. won't find too many nuclear scientists in missouri

[Heracles 417]

Best solution against global warming.

Why do I have a feeling the "No Nuke!" crowd is going to assemble again.

[almaty 19]

texas is perfect for the largest reactor

agreed. won't find too many nuclear scientists in missouri

just a few shade tree mechanics here

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

texas is perfect for the largest reactor

agreed. won't find too many nuclear scientists in missouri

Plenty Charles.

http://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/decommissio...-facility-.html

Missouri Nuclear Industry

[almaty 19]

texas is perfect for the largest reactor

agreed. won't find too many nuclear scientists in missouri

Plenty Charles.

http://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/decommissio...-facility-.html

Missouri Nuclear Industry

yeap, cause of the calloway county reactor in fulton missouri

[dalegg 143]

Best solution against global warming.

Why do I have a feeling the "No Nuke!" crowd is going to assemble again.

Doesn't the EPA regulate both carbon-dioxide emissions and nuclear energy now? They seem to be pro nuclear.

[Ban Hammer 13,342]

texas is perfect for the largest reactor

agreed. won't find too many nuclear scientists in missouri

Plenty Charles.

http://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/decommissio...-facility-.html

Missouri Nuclear Industry

scary i can hear it now in missouri "hey bubba pass me dat duck tape we gots a steam leek heah."

[JohnK 0]

Put them on the border... and then have an "accidental" meltdown. I bet that would slow down the number of illegals sneaking across the border!

[Otto 83]

texas is perfect for the largest reactor

Heh...more hatin' on Texas.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Best solution against global warming.

Why do I have a feeling the "No Nuke!" crowd is going to assemble again.

Doesn't the EPA regulate both carbon-dioxide emissions and nuclear energy now? They seem to be pro nuclear.

The NRC regulates the commercial nuclear power industry. Nuclear power doesn't produce carbon-dioxide but...

"U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

In 1989 under the Clean Air Act, EPA published standards limiting radionuclide emissions from all federal and industrial facilities. EPA also sets environmental standards for offsite radiation due to the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste."

http://www.epa.gov/radtown/nuclear-plant.htm

[dalegg 143]

Best solution against global warming.

Why do I have a feeling the "No Nuke!" crowd is going to assemble again.

Doesn't the EPA regulate both carbon-dioxide emissions and nuclear energy now? They seem to be pro nuclear.

The NRC regulates the commercial nuclear power industry. Nuclear power doesn't produce carbon-dioxide but...

"U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

In 1989 under the Clean Air Act, EPA published standards limiting radionuclide emissions from all federal and industrial facilities. EPA also sets environmental standards for offsite radiation due to the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste."

http://www.epa.gov/radtown/nuclear-plant.htm

Well, we better start putting up windmills then. Maybe we can harness the energy from the iceburgs as they come crashing down.